Rain can spoil the game of Team India, the weather will be like this on the fifth day in Centurion
Weather Forecast For Day 5: The first match of the Test series being played between India and South Africa in Centurion is at an exciting juncture. While Team India will need 6 wickets to win the fifth day (Thursday) of the match, South Africa will have to score 211 runs. If the rain does not spoil the game today, then Team India led by Virat Kohli can start the series with a win.
Chasing 305 runs on a helpful Centurion pitch for the bowlers is not easy. Team India had scored 327 runs in the first innings and in the second innings it was reduced to just 174 runs. Despite being reduced to 200 runs, Team India has been able to give a target of 305 runs to South Africa, so for this a 130-run lead in the first innings has been a big role.
Indian batsmen were completely flop in the second innings. Captain Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara once again failed to score big. Marco Jansen and Rabada took 4-4 wickets for South Africa. The South African team, chasing the target of 305 runs, also did not have a good start. By the end of the fourth day’s play, 4 wickets have fallen for 94 runs. Captain Dean Elgar is unbeaten on 52 runs.
How will the weather be in Centurion?
The weather of Centurion is also going to be important on the fifth day of the match. According to AccuWeather, the day temperature is expected to be between 16-27 degree Celsius with mostly cloudy weather. There is also a possibility of light rain here. 5.7 mm of rain has been forecast in Centurion on December 30. Team India can take the match in their favor, as they are six wickets away from victory. However, bad weather and Elgar’s long stay at the crease could hamper the visitors’ victory.
It is not easy to aim for more than 300 runs.
Chasing 300 runs in Centurion is not easy. South African team has been able to chase the target of more than 300 runs only once at home. In 2001-02, South Africa chased down a target of 335 runs against Australia in the Durban Test.
The target of 300 runs has not been chased in Centurion so far. England did the biggest run chase on this ground, helpful to the bowlers. In 2000, against South Africa, England scored 251 runs while chasing the target here. However, a total of 27 matches have been played at this ground, out of which 21 matches have been won by the home side. At the same time, the foreign team has won only twice.
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